Punjab Kings Star Priyansh Arya Shatters IPL Records with 39-Ball Ton, Backets Fastest Ever to …

The Left-Handed Opener Priyansh Arya Showed Supreme Class to Smash his Maiden century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Against the Chennai Super Kings at the Maharaja Singh Internet Stadium in Mullanpur on Tuesday. The 24-year-old scored the fastest century, off 39 deliveries, against the super kings and tied travis head for the fourth-fastest century in tournament history. It was also the second-fastest century by an Indian batter in the tournament after yusuf pathan.

Priyansh’s century was also the fastest by an uncapped batter in ipl, Surpassing RCB Captain Rajat Patidar’s 49-Ball Century Against The LuckNow Super Giants in 2022.

The Young Left-Handed Opener Played A Brilliant 42-Ball 103-R innings Before Beefore Being dismissed by noor ahmad. His innings was lacade with seven boundaries and nine sixes as he tore through the chennai bowling attack. With wickets tumbling from the other end,

He Perfectly Started His Innings by Sending Khaleel ahmed’s delivery for a six on the first ball of the game before being dropped by the bowler on the very next delivery, and procaeded to Hit the Quick for 17 In the Opening over. Arya Once Again Rode His Luck, While Batting at 79, when he was caused choudhary, but he steepped on to the Ropes, Deeming It a Six.

He ended the power-Play by Hitting Ravichandran Ashwin for Four and Two Sixes Before Hitting Two More Sixes of the Great Indian Spinner in the 12th Over.

Arya also Raised His Century in Style by Hitting Three Consecurable Sixes of Matheesha Pathirana Before Edging The Next Ball For Four to Reach the Three-Figure Mark. He is the second batter to bring the milestone in this edition after Ishan kishan, who scored an unbeated 106 against the Rajasthan Royals.

Priyansh first attracted attentions when he thumped Six Sixes in an over in the inaugural edition of the delhi premier league (DPL), AMASSISS 608 Runs innings in 10 Innings with An Astonishing Strike Rate of 198.69, Including two centuries and four fiftees.

The tournament was being covered by scouts of ipl teams, which meant priyansh, with an ability to hit sixes consistently, especially on the ground, came under the under radar and Attended Pre-mega-auction trials of all teams before joining pbks for Rs 3.8 Crore.

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